Mother finds 4-year-old murdered next to drunk boyfriend in San Antonio motel

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February 17, 2018 04:29 PM EST

By: WOAI Staff

SAN ANTONIO - A 32-year-old man is in police custody after a woman says he murdered her 4-year-old and injured two other children at a motel on the east side of San Antonio Friday night.

It happened around 7:15 p.m.

The victim's mother had left the victim and his two other siblings, a 1-year-old and 3-year-old, with her current boyfriend at the motel. When she returned, the 4-year-old victim was found dead next to a drunk 32-year-old Michael Arroyo, according to police.

The woman called police and Arroyo was transported to the hospital for toxic ingestion. The victim's siblings were also transported to the hospital for visible head injuries and bruising.

Arroyo has been charged with capital murder and two counts of injury to a child. His bond was set at $1,100,000. He remains in the hospital at this time.